Use of M Accounts and Related Merged Surplus Authority in the Department of Defense

AFMD-81-39 Published: Mar 16, 1981. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 1981.

Highlights

The Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs requested information relative to the large merged surplus authority balances reported by the Department of Defense at the end of fiscal year 1979. Five specific questions were addressed.

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Topics

Auditing and Financial Management

Allocation (Budget Act)Budget administrationBudget authorityBudget surplusDefense appropriationsDefense budgetsM accountsMilitary forcesAppropriation accountsExpired appropriations